the east mediterranean region suffers from high levels of air pollution which has a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes. this work systematically reviews the epidemiological evidence on maternal exposure to air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the region. relevant papers and reports published between 2000 and 2014 were searched. combinations of search terms including countries, exp...

protein aggregation and precipitation is associated with many debilitating diseases including alzheimer's, parkinson's, and light-chain amyloidosis. β-casein, a member of the casein family, has been demonstrated to exhibit chaperone-like activity to protect protein form aggregation. hofmeister salts (lyotropice series) are a class of ions which have an effect on the solubility and also the stab...

Climate change is a problem that requires variety of responses from individuals and institutions. Each entity can influence climate policy action, but as complex matter, it not surprising there are deficiencies in policy. This challenge highlights the need better to understand selection adaptation programs. Therefore, this study aims analyze how collective action various Makassar City Governmen...

chronic urticaria (cu) also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria results in a lowered quality of life (qol). disease specific questionnaires are necessary to assess qol in cu patients. chronic urticaria quality of life questionnaire (cu-q2ol) is the only available and validated disease specific questionnaire in the assessment of qol in cu patients originally developed in italian language. the ...

Extreme pHs, especially acidic pHs, are among the environmental stresses that some bacteria face. The most important strategies that bacteria employ for acid adaptation include either production of acidophilic proteins, or raising the pH of the microenvironment by secretion of basic compounds including ammonia produced by the action of urease. Considering the importance of acid-neutralizing bac...